Hopefully, many of you have visited the wonderful statue of Arsène Wenger outside Emirates Stadium. While paying homage to our legendary former manager, you will hopefully enjoy the garden we have created as part of the project.
This small but perfectly formed area has several benefits. Firstly, the introduction of plants to an otherwise mainly grey urban area can help bring additional and essential wildlife to our home. Green spaces also have well documented benefits on mental wellbeing, as well as simply improving the aesthetics of an area.
For the gardeners out there, you may well have spotted examples of Hydrangea, Nandina and the beautiful Photinia Red Robin. For those of you who aren’t, we hope you enjoy the colourful plants.
But there is a lot more to this story. The panels that form the beds are made of recycled material, and not just any old recycled material. A legacy from the awful Covid restrictions, the bags used to restrict access to seats and keep us apart within Emirates Stadium have been turned into something that will hopefully bring us together. Not only are the panels made from recycled material, but the compost used to house the new plants is made from Emirates Stadium food waste.
The display of flora and fauna is an attractive backdrop to the statue dedicated to our former boss
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